Software Engineering

Vacancies are increasing, technological evolution is accelerating, and identifying top candidates is trickier than ever.

For over ten years, Trust in SODA have taken a community-led approach to recruitment, and in that time, we’ve helped thousands of incredible software engineers find meaningful work in a world that won’t sit still.

Between the influx of candidates and the widespread adoption of AI, software engineering is in a transition period, making it difficult for hiring managers to conduct prompt searches. This is where we come in.

Our specialist software engineer recruiters have the knowledge, means, and community network needed to pinpoint top software engineering talent in a turbulent tech market.

We provide proven full-service permanent and contract talent solutions across the UK, Ireland, the US, Switzerland, Germany, and Luxembourg. Whether you’re hoping to build out an entire software engineering function, jumpstart your latest project, or move into your first interim software engineering job, the Trust in SODA team is here to help.

Want to know more? Contact the team today to find out how we can support your hiring needs.

LIVE JOBS

London, Greater London, South East, England

Business Systems Analyst

Contract£200 - £300 per day

Business Systems AnalystLocation: Brock Street, 3 days onsiteDuration: 12 monthsStart Date: ASAPPay rate: £200 - £300 per day PAYEJob Responsibilities:Working with the team to prototype human rating and semi-automatic model evaluation protocols.For high stake and / or high complexity protocols, conduct small-to-medium scale in-house human rating on generated content.Working with engineers to identify and summarize model gaps based on the above evaluationWorking with engineers to identify data needed to close those gaps and mine such data to prepare training data for the next iteration of model trainingWorking with PDO teams to scale up validated evaluation protocols, including coordination and auditing. Skills:Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, and interpersonal skills.Attention to details and an aptitude to experimental investigationsBasic ability to work independently and manage one’s time.Basic knowledge of Python, Unix, and SQL.Basic knowledge of computer vision and generative modelsMust have :Data Analysis ExperiencePython or SQL experienceEducation/Experience:Associate's degree or equivalent training required in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Physics, Bioinformatics, or other STEM subjects.Prior industrial experience in software development and testing and / or research experience in human computer interaction are preferred.

Nokwanda Khanyile

Posted 2 minutes ago

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Galway, County Galway, Ireland

Senior Full Stack Engineer (Java/Angular/AWS)

Permanent€70000 - €75000 per annum, Benefits: bonus, pension, healthcare

Senior Full Stack Engineer (Java/Angular/AWS) – Galway (Hybrid) This is a new role recently gone live with one of our multinational FinTech clients based in Galway. It's a chance to join a high‑performing engineering team building modern, scalable software. They will offer you a clear career progression path into future principal and director levels, with dedicated L&D days each week where you won't be distracted by internal meetings. We’re looking for a Senior Full Stack Engineer who loves solving complex problems, writing clean code, and working in a collaborative, Agile environment. What You’ll DoBuild and deliver reliable, high‑quality softwareContribute to technical design and best practicesMentor junior engineersWork across a modern cloud‑native stackTech StackJava 17 ,Spring Boot, REST,CI/CD,AngularAWS - Happy to consider engineers with AWS certs if you haven't had the chance to be hands on in an AWS environment yetWhat You Bring5 years’ development experienceStrong communication and problem‑solving skillsPassion for learning and improvingAbility to work independently and in a teamIf this sounds like the right role for you, send your CV in immediately or contact Adam Whitehurst at Trust in Soda for more info.

Adam Whitehurst

Posted about 16 hours ago

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Greater London, South East, England

iOS Software Engineer

Contract£500 - £600 per day, Benefits: Negotiable

iOS Software Engineer – HIRING ASAP Start date: ASAP Duration: 11-month contract Location: 4 days in Stratford London office, 1-day remote working – Per WeekRate: £500 - £600 per day inside IR35 Summary We are looking for a Senior iOS Software Engineer to join the Ford Pro Mobile Team working on the Ford Pro Telematics Drive App. Responsibilities Feature Delivery: Build, ship, and maintain customer-facing iOS features with a strong focus on security-related use cases and reliability.Collaboration: Work in an agile, cross-functional team with iOS and backend engineers, designers, product managers, and QA.UI Implementation: Implement polished, accessible UIs using UIKit and SwiftUI and translate product requirements into high-quality user experiences.Integration: Integrate with APIs and services, ensuring robust error handling, observability, and excellent performance.Codebase Management: Work effectively in a reasonably large, evolving codebase as part of an overall iOS team of around 9 engineers.Engineering Excellence: Contribute to code reviews, testing practices, and continuous improvement. Key Skills Native mobile app written in Swift, UIKit, SwiftUI, Combine, async/await.Third party SDKs for maps, analytics & experiments, observability, animationsTuist for project generation and SPM dependency managementTests: XCTest / Swift Testing, Snapshot tests, UI TestsA range of modern tooling for analytics, observability, localisation, artifact management, licensing checks, security & quality checksBitrise for CICD and internal app distributionDedicated backend for frontend API layer for the mobile app

Nathan Peters

Posted about 17 hours ago

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Greater London, South East, England

Platform Software Engineer

Contract£500 - £548 per day, Benefits: Negotiable

Platform Software Engineer – HIRING ASAP Start date: ASAP Duration: 11-month contract Location: 4 days in Stratford London office, 1-day remote working – Per WeekRate: £500 - £548 per day inside IR35 Summary We are looking for a Senior Platform Software Engineer to join the Ford Pro Telematics Drive App. In this role, you will work within a dynamic team alongside Ford Pro Telematics and Ford Pro Charging to deliver the best customer experience, reduce fleet downtime, and enhance fleet efficiency by providing actionable insights. ResponsibilitiesAs a Senior Platform Engineer, you will act as a technical lead. You will value team success over individual success and serve as a champion for software craftsmanship.Technical Leadership: Translate business needs into technical solutions, ensuring they conform to architectural standards. Own the technical backlog, manage technical debt, and ensure code is structured to meet emerging requirements.Delivery & Operations: Ensure CI/CD pipelines are maintained, releases are shipped consistently, and blockers are resolved.Mentorship: Support the growth of fellow engineers, acting as a mentor to 6 Ford software engineers across the team.Collaboration: Proactively work with external backend teams (including Ford Pro Telematics, Charging, and Transportation Mobility Cloud). Work with the frontend team to ensure UX alignment with platform conventions.Community: Be an active part of the development community, sharing best practices, identifying cross-product alignment opportunities, and defining coding standards.Key SkillsJava Ecosystem: Extensive software development experience in JVM languages (Java, Kotlin) across multiple projects, with deep knowledge of Spring and Spring Boot Frameworks.Cloud & Infrastructure: Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) products (e.g., Cloud Run, PubSub, Secret Manager).Observability: Experience implementing and utilizing observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Grafana, Splunk) to maintain system health and diagnose issues.API Design: Experience designing and developing REST APIs and associated QA tools.Passion for Software Craftsmanship with experience in Pair Programming, Mobbing, and Test-Driven Development (TDD).Delivery: Proven track record of delivery, tackling complex engineering problems, and operating with autonomy.Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, capable of mentoring others and presenting to technical and non-technical stakeholders.Adaptability: Ability to quickly learn and apply Ford architectural and security standards.Tools: Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).

Nathan Peters

Posted about 17 hours ago

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London, Greater London, South East, England

Senior UX Engineer (AI Start-Up)

Permanent£80000 - £85000 per annum

Senior UX Engineer (AI Start-Up)We've just had a brand new role go live with one of our exclusive partner who are an exciting new start-up in the AI space. They're looking for an experienced UX engineer to be a leader of their design function and be a technical decision maker on their new projects with enterprise clients. They are looking for people who are passionate about UX. People who want to tell a story and want to see the long term impact their products and designs can have on their customers. It's not just about following a brief, it's about buiding someting that is going to change how their customers work day-to-day in their business. It's a perfect time to get involved where you'll join a company poised for an extended period of growth and be in there to help build from the ground up. Required skills: Previous experience in a start-up or smaller business where you collaborate regularly with cross functional teamsStrong understanding of design principles - apple-esque design style - MUST be able to point to examples in your portfolio showing this style of design workExperience with FigmaExperience with HTML/CSS/JavaScript/React would be a plusExcellent communication skills and a strong track record of working closely with senior stakeholdersThis will be a hybrid role in central London. If you think it could be a good fit for you, send across your CV immediately or contact Adam Whitehurst at Trust in Soda for more info.

Adam Whitehurst

Posted 2 days ago

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Galway, County Galway, Ireland

Java Developer

Contract€450 - €490 per day, Benefits: Negotiable

Java Developer – HIRING ASAPStart date: ASAPDuration: 12-month contractLocation: 1 week in Galway office, 3 weeks working from homeRate: €490 per daySummaryOur client, within the Financial Services sector in Ireland, is looking for a Principal Java Engineer to join their ever-growing team.You will support a team within Stock Plan Services, an emerging equity compensation services division of Fidelity Investments. You will be accountable in helping the team deliver on their top priority goals and objectives. Quality is important to this team, as is our reputation for honesty and openness in dealing with each other and our partners.Key SkillsBachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a technology related field (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, etc.) required8 years of Java EE development on high volume enterprise systemsProven expertise developing JAVA middle tier rest services and with Enterprise messaging like ActiveMQ, KafkaExperience with PL/SQL and complex queriesUnderstanding of Relational DatabasesProven understanding of Cloud Computing and DevOps concepts like CI/CD pipelines in an AKS Azure environmentDemonstrated experience of leading engineering teamsAWS & Azure skills an advantage

Nathan Peters

Posted 3 days ago

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Zürich, Switzerland

Senior Java Developer

ContractCHF750 - CHF855 per day, Benefits: Negotiable

Senior Java Developer – Contract Position – HIRING ASAPLocation: Zurich Switzerland (3 days onsite per week, 2 days remote) Start Date: ASAP Duration: 11 months (extension possible) Maximum Rate: CHF 750 – CHF 855 per dayAbout the RoleWe are looking for an experienced Senior Applications Engineer who will develop business features as Spring Boot micro-services within a cloud-native environment on Microsoft Azure as part of a finance transformation initiative.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign and develop data integration and business services using a microservices architecture.Ensure applications meet performance standards and are thoroughly tested against functional and non-functional requirements.Maintain compliance with CI/CD practices, automated testing frameworks, and build pipelines.Create and maintain unit tests to support automated testing and continuous integration.Conduct code reviews to ensure quality, consistency, and adherence to best practices.Diagnose and resolve bugs and incidents.Demonstrate expert-level proficiency in the Java application development stack, frameworks, and associated tools.Understand the application architecture and incorporate them into technical decisions and recommendations.Required Skills & ExperienceProven experience as a Java developer with strong expertise in modern application development.In-depth knowledge of modern architecture patterns and microservices, ideally using Spring Boot.Hands-on experience building backend applications with extensive database interaction; strong proficiency in SQL and programming in PostgreSQL or Oracle (PL/SQL).Solid understanding of relational database design and optimization.Demonstrated ability in Test-Driven Development (TDD), including writing comprehensive unit tests and end-to-end integration tests.Experience working in an Agile/Scrum team environment, collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.Bonus SkillsFamiliarity with cloud-native development and container orchestration using Kubernetes.Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services.Experience with messaging and stream processing architectures built on Kafka.Experience with user interface development using Angular.Expertise in CI/CD pipelines for integration and deployment, including automated build, test, and deployment processes.Language SkillsEnglish: Good spoken and written skills

Nathan Peters

Posted 3 days ago

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Greater London, South East, England

API Software Developer

Contract£350 - £500 per day, Benefits: Negotiable

API Software Developer – HIRING ASAPStart date: ASAP Duration: 12-month contract Location: RemoteRate: £350 - £500 per day PAYE Summary Our client is seeking a skilled Software Developer for a temporary assignment based in London, UK. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to innovative projects in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. In this role, you must collaborate closely with external partners and internal teams on our clients’ messaging apps. ResponsibilitiesDesign, develop, and maintain software solutions, focusing on building and integrating APIs.Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to deliver high-quality technical solutions.Integrate large, complex third-party APIs.Influence product development through technical expertise and partner engagement.Ensure all deliverables meet our clients’ standards for quality, security, and compliance.Key Skills5 years minimum experienceA mix of C, C , Rust, WASM, Erlang, PythonProven experience building APIs and integrating large, complex third-party APIs.Strong background in software development, with proficiency in relevant programming languages and frameworks.Experience working with partners and influencing product development is a plus.Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.Strong communication and collaboration skills.Top 3 SkillsBe able to understand how the API specifications, how to it works and test it independently.Strong partner facing role, hence strong communication skills are required.API design skills

Nathan Peters

Posted 3 days ago

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APTIV

Roles Placed

Aptiv, a global tech leader with over 190,000 employees in 46 countries, is developing safer and more sustainable vehicles, including autonomous driving technology. They faced challenges sourcing and retaining top talent in a competitive market with high demand and rising pay rates for specialised tech candidates. Partnering with Trust in SODA provided access to a wider talent pool through an expansive community network. This partnership has positively impacted Aptiv's ability to meet client demand by reducing the time to fill and securing high-quality hires through a wider talent pool.

ARM

Key Hires

100%

Fill Rate

Arm, a global leader in computing technology, sought to fill niche roles and partnered with Trust in SODA based on a recommendation from an RPO provider. SODA collaborated with Arm to refine their hiring process, focusing on both technical skills and cultural fit. This involved weekly market insights, qualification calls, and onsite visits to understand Arm's culture. The improved process resulted in a 1.9:1 CV-to-interview ratio and a 1:1 fill rate for all vacancies since May 2023.

BUPA

2:1

CV to Interview Ratio

14 Days

Time to Hire

Key Hires Made

With over 50 million customers worldwide, Bupa is a leading multinational healthcare company that provides a range of health and care services, including insurance, hospitals, and clinics.

Our relationship with Bupa began through a personal recommendation – having supported an engineering manager earlier in his career journey, we were his first port of call when he moved to Bupa Dental and needed to build out his team. Having built a foundation of trust over the course of several years, Trust in SODA were retained on an exclusive basis. Working across London and Bristol, we successfully delivered five key placements critical to Bupa’s technology function:

QA Engineer
Lead User Researcher
Full Stack Developer
Data Engineer
.Net Developer

Dominika and the Team are fantastic, and will always be my first port of call when we begin hiring!

Bupa

Engineering & Architecture Manager

CAPGEMINI

169

Placements

118

Permanent

Contract

For over 50 years, Capgemini have delivered transformative business solutions to their clients through leading-edge tech, industry expertise and a highly talented workforce. They faced challenges attracting top talent in a candidate-short market, compounded by UK mobility and security clearance requirements. Partnering with Trust in SODA, Capgemini benefited from dedicated resources, tailored searches, specialized teams, and a global network. SODA quickly became a top supplier, exceeding hiring targets annually and supporting high-volume projects for major clients like Deliveroo, John Lewis, EDF, and public sector organisations.

‘Trust in Soda were one of the key suppliers in relation to both quality and volume of candidates successfully placed.

Communication was key to this success, and our working relationship only strengthened as the year progressed, with mutual respect and honesty being the theme of conversations.’

COMAVE GLOBAL

Permanent Hires

SODA Max

Hiring Solution

Contract Hires

ComAve was experiencing serious growth and had no talent or HR function. Trust in SODA (part of Trinnovo Group) started with recruiting the HR team and then became the talent function. Setting the strategy for all five of their businesses, we provided a linked ecosystem for talent attraction and management.

We successfully recruited in 38 roles across Sales, Technology, Engineering, Operations and Marketing, from Junior to C Suite including the COO, across Europe, covering Eastern Europe, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and France, as well as the UK.

One of the most important requirements to our client was speed of delivery, and the SODA team have delivered every time. Our EHS solution streamlines the recruitment process to secure business-critical hires faster.

Lauren made it a great experience!! She understood from minute 1 what I needed and was super quick finding the perfect person. She was always available, answered all my questions and made me and the candidate feel super attended all the time."

Sarah Lee

People Director

DELIVERY HERO

Hires

As Delivery Hero was going through a period of growth due to the internationalisation of their product offering, they onboarded SODA as an embedded partner to assist with reducing time to hire and accessing international talent pools. Working closely with internal stakeholders, we worked across multiple business units and were successful in making 46 hires across React, Mobile, Engineering Management, Go, Flutter, Product, Scala, Data Science, Data Engineers, and MLOps.

DELOITTE

Key Hires

Trust in SODA has been partnered with Deloitte Ireland for over five years, and in that time, we've made 57 hires across tech and finance roles. Recognising the challenges of Ireland's tech talent market, Deloitte expanded their partnership to include SODA's Contract team. SODA doubled their candidate database within 12 months using a diversity-focused approach, expanding access to a broader talent pool across key areas like software engineering, DevOps, data, cloud, infrastructure, and creative. Leveraging deep industry knowledge, SODA quickly identified niche talent without compromising quality, becoming Deloitte's top-performing agency.

DIGI2AL

Roles Placed

Digi2al, experiencing rapid growth, sought a recruitment partner with expertise in immersive GDS technologies to support project planning. They needed to quickly scale their delivery capability without sacrificing quality to meet client demands. Trust in SODA provided a dedicated team, built virtual talent pools, and proactively completed pre-employment checks to expedite hiring. This collaborative approach resulted in 59 successful placements over 18 months. Ultimately, this partnership enabled Digi2al to expand, pursue new opportunities, and enhance its brand reputation.

DYSON

Roles Placed

Dyson, a global tech pioneer, needed to expand its creative and technical teams at its competitive institute in Malmsbury, England. Facing geographical restrictions and a desire to diversify its shortlists, Dyson partnered with the Trust in SODA team. SODA immersed itself in Dyson's culture through on-site visits, then leveraged an international network and market-mapping expertise to fulfil Dyson’s hiring needs on time and in budget.

Having placed 34 contract roles, Trust in SODA emerged as one of Dyson’s Top suppliers across Technology & Creative roles.

FIDELIS

Perm & Contract Hires

Fidelis is a specialist insurer and reinsurer with long-standing industry relationships and more than 30 years of underwriting, risk management, claims, and actuarial knowledge.

Our relationship with Fidelis began through our sister brand, Broadgate, who were retained to support on transformation, legal, and compliance-focused roles.

What began as a Broadgate relationship soon evolved into a cross-brand collaboration, with Trust in SODA stepping in to cover Onda’s growing technology needs.

Since then, we’ve made more than 30 successful placements across Tech Architecture, Software Engineering, SQL, PowerApps, QA, Actuarial, Underwriting, Risk, Compliance, FP&A, and Credit Control.

One of the toughest challenges was the requirement for all roles to be based onsite in Dublin, five days a week. By working closely with Onda’s onsite MSP, we streamlined the process, built trust with candidates, and ensured the right skills were secured despite the market constraints.

G.NETWORK

Critical Hires

G.Network, upgrading London's internet with full-fibre broadband, needed to rapidly scale its team to support its ambitious expansion. Facing the challenges of hyper-growth, they partnered with Trust in SODA to optimize their hiring process. SODA provided a steady talent pipeline of high-quality candidates through dedicated resources, diversity-focused searches, and market insights. Over two years, SODA delivered 32 mission-critical hires across DevOps, Design & Change, Software Engineering, and Infrastructure, enabling G.Network to accelerate its scaling efforts.

‘Adam, Viki, Gabs and the wider team at Soda have been highly instrumental in enabling our scaling plans over the last few years. They have delivered some high calibre and strategic resources to our business quickly and are always ready to support our needs when required. As a client, I always feel that I have their complete focus and attention. I would highly recommend their services’.’

John Porter

Head of Talent Acquisition

GUIDANT GLOBAL

129

Roles Placed

Brands Serviced

Guidant Global takes a creative approach to talent management. Having delivered bespoke recruitment solutions to clients all over the globe, Guidant Global is breaking the mould in the MSP, RPO, and SOW markets. To meet mounting demand and alleviate subsequent pressure on candidate pay rates, Guidant Global turned to the team at Trust in SODA to deliver complex hiring projects to their end clients. To date, the SODA squad have provided talent solutions across technology and enablement for seventeen of Guidant Global’s customers, including Dyson, Burberry, Pfizer, The AA, and Novartis. The seamless integration of Trust in SODA’s permanent and contract teams has created dependable hiring coverage across DevOps, Software Engineering, Cloud and Infrastructure, Data, and Creative roles.

Trinnovo Group is a valued and trusted partner in our never-ending quest to find talent.

David Miranda

Talent Consultant

NATWEST BOXED

Key Hires

Natwest Boxed, the UK's leading banking-as-a-service provider, needed to rapidly expand its team by 30 people in two months to support their growing customer base. They needed to fill hard-to-reach roles across SDET, Engineering Management, Java Development, and Product Management. Partnering with Trust in SODA, they leveraged a dedicated team of five recruiters. This collaboration resulted in over 100 shortlisted candidates, 45 interviews, and 23 successful placements within the tight two-month timeframe.

NatWest Boxed and Trust in Soda have built a successful partnership focused on specialist engineering recruitment, ensuring access to top-tier talent. Together, they have prioritized diverse hiring, helping NatWest Boxed strengthen its engineering teams with a more inclusive and high-performing workforce.

Mike Jetson

(Talent Acquisition Lead - NatWest Boxed & Mettle by NatWest)

ONDA

2:1

CV to Interview Ratio

Founded in 2022, Onda is committed to providing customers with simpler and more effective cyber insurance coverage in the face of increasingly sophisticated threats.

Having previously worked with Trust in SODA’s consultants at a previous organisation, Onda’s hiring manager was confident in the value we could bring and chose to engage us for a new mandate.

Onda set an exceptionally high bar for candidate quality and needed a partner who could deliver critical hires in a tight timeframe, all while competing with other projects in the market.

We partnered with Onda on an exclusive basis, enabling us to carry out a thorough search across our community networks and the broader market.

With regular catchups alongside the TA team, we quickly aligned on the role requirements, including candidate profiles and culture fit.

By leaning on a deep understanding of Onda’s business imperatives, we successfully secured the two critical hires under demanding market conditions.

Trust in SODA has provided great candidates for our company as we start up here in Ireland. It’s been our single source of recruitment and we wouldn’t be where we are today without the hard work put in by the team.’ - VP of Engineering, Onda

Onda

VP of Engineering

QUANTSPARK

QuantSpark are a strategic analytics and AI consultancy that supercharges its clients’ operating models with advanced technology and bespoke, data-driven products.

After being recommended to QuantSpark by a previous customer, Trust in SODA was engaged alongside competing agencies to deliver a critical leadership role; however, due to SODA’s fast provision of high-quality profiles, the team was soon retained exclusively.

QuantSpark were looking for a blend of deep technical expertise and management experience, and they were operating inside strict budget parameters.

SODA conducted cultural interviews, competitor analysis, market mapping, and technical testing to ensure the right fit for the role, ultimately filling the position on time and in budget.

SODA provided constant communication and flexibility. Our business has a number of nuances that make recruitment challenging, and the SODA team constantly worked with us to ensure they were providing the best possible service. Not only from a client POV but based on candidate feedback, it was clear that SODA provides a thoughtful candidate experience. The team was flexible on fees and is looking for a long-term relationship. Our business does not typically work with agencies, and I'd be keen to partner with them again on an as-needed basis.

QuantSpark

Talent Manager

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